RAMBHAU S/O TULSHIRAM GHUGE vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order that had cancelled the freedom fighters' pension of the appellants, emphasizing the appellants' senior citizen status and the hardship they would face without the pension. The Court ruled that the pensionary benefits should continue solely for the appellants and not extend to their legal heirs after their demise. The Court quantified the arrears from the date of cancellation at Rs. 3,000 each, to be paid within three months, and clarified that this judgment should not be treated as a precedent in other cases.